NOTE: This recipe was updated on 4/12/24 to include new information and video. It was originally published on 5/27/20. Here you go! Tonight we’re making Szechuan Chicken, and it is everything you need. Pure satisfaction. Szechuan Chicken satisfies that desperate craving for spicy food with big flavor. You can easily adjust the heat and spice level to your own preferences by removing some of the peppers for milder heat, or adding in others to really blast off on the heat scale. I know some of you crazy chiliheads are going to REALLY spice things up on this one. Consider this recipe when you get the urge for Chinese takeout. This is so much better when you make it at home. Homemade is always better, and it’s done in under 30 minutes! I hope you enjoy it! Let’s talk about how to make Szechuan chicken, shall we? You can marinate for longer if you’d like, though you’ll get good flavor from a quick 10-minute marinade. I like to marinate mine overnight in a covered bowl in the refrigerator. To thicken the sauce, dissolve 1 tablespoon cornstarch in 2 tablespoons of water until well mixed. Stir it into the szechuan sauce and stir until it thickens up, 2-3 minutes. Set it aside for now. The cornstarch adds some nice texture to the chicken when pan fried, as opposed to being deep fried. I often like to get a bit of caramelization on them from the high heat. Stir fry, my friends! Complete the Dish. Add the chicken back to the pan along with the homemade Szechuan sauce. Reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes. You can simmer for longer if you’d like. If the dish gets too thicken, add in a bit of water to thin it out. Boom! Done! Spicy Szechuan Chicken is ready to enjoy. I love this recipe. It’s so easy to make, isn’t it? So much better than takeout, even from your favorite Chinese restaurant. It’s a great quick and easy weeknight dinner. Use a jalapeno pepper for a milder level of heat, or omit them entirely, or core them out to reduce the heat. That’s it, my friends. I hope you enjoy my Szechuan chicken recipe. The ultimate Chinese chicken stir fry! Mine is an extra spicy version! I love spicy Chinese food. Who needs takeout? Let me know if you make it. I’d love to hear how it turned out for you. Enjoy all the spicy flavors.
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